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Quito vs Palma
Comparing Quito change · Palma change
Quito and Palma have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Quito is the wetter, with 2576 mm more rain a year, and Palma the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Palma, in everyday terms.
Summers
Palma has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Palma: Warm
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Palma: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Palma: Fairly dry
Sky
Palma is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Palma: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito and Palma run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2576 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Palma has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Palma | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 17 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -4 | -3 | — | +3 | +5 | +5 | +3 | +1 | -3 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Palma | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 27 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -4 | -3 | — | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Palma | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 17 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | +3 | +1 | -3 | -5 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Palma | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -4 | -2 | +2 | +7 | +10 | +11 | +8 | +4 | -1 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Palma | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -4 | -2 | +2 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Palma | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +8 | +4 | -1 | -4 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Palma | 44 | 37 | 29 | 37 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 60 | 73 | 68 | 49 |
| Difference | -250 | -244 | -305 | -292 | -238 | -153 | -121 | -107 | -159 | -213 | -235 | -260 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Palma | 44 | 37 | 29 | 37 | 32 | 14 |
| Difference | -250 | -244 | -305 | -292 | -238 | -153 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Palma | 5 | 22 | 60 | 73 | 68 | 49 |
| Difference | -121 | -107 | -159 | -213 | -235 | -260 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Palma | 57 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 39 | 30 | 35 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 58 |
| Difference | -24 | -28 | -34 | -31 | -30 | -36 | -42 | -36 | -27 | -25 | -22 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Palma | 57 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 39 |
| Difference | -24 | -28 | -34 | -31 | -30 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Palma | 30 | 35 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 58 |
| Difference | -42 | -36 | -27 | -25 | -22 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Palma | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 77 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Palma | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Palma | 70 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 77 |
| Difference | -8 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Quito trends → · Palma trends →
Methodology & sources
Quito
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Palma
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Palma DE Mallorca Cmt, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.